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New and Upcoming Events from the #1 Supply Chain Resource Site

The Sourcing Innovation Resource Site, always immediately accessible from the link under the “Free Resources” section of the sidebar, continues to add new content on a weekly, and often daily, basis — and it will continue to do so.

The following is a short selection of upcoming webinars this week and events later this month that you might want to check out in the coming weeks:

Date & Time Webcast
2009-Oct-13

11:00 GMT-07:00/MST/PDT

 High Value, High Impact Governance: A Practical Approach
Sponsor: SIG
2009-Oct-13

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Generate Working Capital in Today’s Credit Crisis
Sponsor: Receivables Exchange
2009-Oct-13

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Key Strategies for Establishing an Export Management System
Sponsor: Management Dynamics Inc
2009-Oct-13

11:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Supply Chain Education: Opportunities Online and in the Classroom
Sponsor: Rush Tracking Systems
2009-Oct-14

13:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Insights into Global Trade Promotion
Sponsor: Infosys
2009-Oct-14

11:30 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Improve Operational Efficiency and Service Level with Factory Planning and Scheduling
Sponsor: IBM
2009-Oct-14

11:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Operational Excellence Online Conference
Sponsor: Industry Week
2009-Oct-14

13:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Building a 21st Century Retail Supply Chain
Sponsor: QLogitek
2009-Oct-15

12:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Evaluating Your Suppliers: Practical Approaches to Getting Results
Sponsor: PMAC
2009-Oct-15

11:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Redesigning Medical Supply Chains
Sponsor: Supply & Demand Chain Executive
2009-Oct-15

11:00 GMT-07:00/MST/PDT

 Supplier Enablement Best Practices
Sponsor: Ariba
2009-Oct-15

12:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Confronting the Fear Factor: VMS, MSP and the Future of Services Spend Management
Sponsor: IQ Navigator

Dates Conference Sponsor
2009-Oct-20 to
2009-Oct-22		 Managing Supply Chain Risks for Critical & Strategic Metals
Washington, DC, USA (North-America)		 InfoCast
2009-Oct-20 to
2009-Oct-20		 Ariba Spend Management Day
Boston, Massachusetts, USA (North-America)		 Ariba
2009-Oct-21 to
2009-Oct-21		 Iasta reSource
London, England, UK (Europe)		 Iasta
2009-Oct-21 to
2009-Oct-21		 2nd Annual North Africa Trade & Investment Conference
Cairo, Egypt (Middle-East)		 Exporta
2009-Oct-22 to
2009-Oct-24		 15th Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit
San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico (North-America)		 The Offshore Group
2009-Oct-22 to
2009-Oct-22		 Ariba Spend Management Day
Los Angeles, California, USA (North-America)		 Ariba
2009-Oct-23 to
2009-Oct-24		 Supply Chain Capital Decisions
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (North-America)		 PMAC Ontario Institute
2009-Oct-25 to
2009-Oct-28		 VisionSync 2009
Tampa, Florida, USA (North-America)		 VCF
2009-Oct-25 to
2009-Oct-30		 Content World
Orlando, Florida, USA (North-America)		 Open Text
2009-Oct-27 to
2009-Oct-27		 Ariba Spend Management Day
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (North-America)		 Ariba

They are all readily searchable from the comprehensive Site-Search page. So don’t forget to review the resource site on a weekly basis. You just might find what you didn’t even know you were looking for!

And continue to keep a sharp eye out for new additions!

Finding the doctor This Fall

As you all know the doctor, who, unlike most (former) academics, doesn’t like to hear himself talk (which explains his predilection towards blogging), can be an elusive character to find (especially since he can only be found on the business networks). Nonetheless, he does emerge from the blogging burrow every once and a while and make a public appearance.

Right now, he is scheduled to be at the Mpower Group‘s Best Practices Xchange (BPX) Gaining a Voice in the Boardroom Executive Roundtable on October 23, 2009 in Oak Brook (Chicago), Illinois. Speakers at this event will include Mpower’s CEO Dalip Raheja who will present recent research on identifying the main roadblocks that prevent sourcing and supply chain groups from achieving world class performance and Professor Lloyd Rinehart of the University of Tennessee on creating cross-functional reality-based relationships to elevate the roles of sourcing/procurement. The event will also present case studies from a major Fortune 500 manufacturing company and a major Fortune 500 services company (that happens to be one of the largest utilities in the US and) that overcame the challenges of elevating their organizations from cost centres to strategic internal partners as well as a breakout session on success metrics.

If you are a director-level or above executive who is interested in attending this event, please contact Nicolas Hummer (nicoh <at> thempowergroup <dot> com or 630 268 8963) for more information on this invitation-only event. (They’ve promised me that they won’t be stingy with invitations, but space is limited.)

He’s also planning to attend the 7th Annual International Symposium on Supply Chain Management on Managing Global Supply Chain Networks in Uncertain Times in Toronto, Ontario on October 29 and 30, 2009. The full program for this event can be found on the web-site and this year it will cover country specific studies, management in turbulence, supply chain optimization, supply chain performance, technology, process management, and transformation. Keynotes will be given by Craig McLaughlin, the Vice President of NA Logistics at Cadbury, who will be giving a talk entitled “Leading in Uncertain Times” and Joseph Cavinato, the ISM Professor of Supply Chain Management, who will be giving a talk entitled “Procurement/Supply: The Most Opportune Time Ever”.

New and Upcoming Events from the #1 Supply Chain Resource Site

The Sourcing Innovation Resource Site, always immediately accessible from the link under the “Free Resources” section of the sidebar, continues to add new content on a weekly, and often daily, basis — and it will continue to do so.

The following is a short selection of upcoming webinars and events that you might want to check out in the coming weeks:

Date & Time Webcast
2009-Oct-6

11:30 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Next Generation B2B Systems Integration
Sponsor: Supply Chain Digest
2009-Oct-6

1:00

 How HR Can Save a Million Dollars or More
Sponsor: Human Capital Institute
2009-Oct-6

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Transportation Industry: Generate Working Capital
Sponsor: Receivables Exchange
2009-Oct-7

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Find the Risk vs. Reward Balance in Social Media
Sponsor: Open Text
2009-Oct-9

13:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Social Collaboration In the Public Sector Work Faster, Work Smarter, Work Together
Sponsor: Open Text

Dates Conference Sponsor
2009-Oct-13 to
2009-Oct-14		 The Smart Sourcing Summit
Chicago, Illinois, USA (North-America)		 Purchasing Magazine
2009-Oct-14 to
2009-Oct-15		 CIPS Australia Annual Conference
Melbourne, Australia (Australasia)		 CIPS Australia
2009-Oct-15 to
2009-Oct-15		 Managing Risk & Funding Recovery Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Europe)		 Exporta
2009-Oct-19 to
2009-Oct-22		 Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (North-America)		 SME
2009-Oct-19 to
2009-Oct-21		 I.E.Canada’s 78th Annual Conference & Trade Show
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (North-America)		 iE Canada
2009-Oct-20 to
2009-Oct-22		 SIG Global Leadership Summit
San Diego, California, USA (North-America)		 SIG

They are all readily searchable from the comprehensive Site-Search page. So don’t forget to review the resource site on a weekly basis. You just might find what you didn’t even know you were looking for!

And continue to keep a sharp eye out for new additions!

New and Upcoming Events from the #1 Supply Chain Resource Site

The Sourcing Innovation Resource Site, always immediately accessible from the link under the “Free Resources” section of the sidebar, continues to add new content on a weekly, and often daily, basis — and it will continue to do so.

The following is a short selection of upcoming webinars and events that you might want to check out in the coming weeks:

Date & Time Webcast
2009-Sep-29

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 The 18th Annual Masters of Logistics
Sponsor: CRST International
2009-Oct-6

11:00 GMT-07:00/MST/PDT

 Effective and Efficient Contracting Processes for Complex Sourcing Transactions
Sponsor: SIG
2009-Oct-7

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 What Makes a Supply Chain Leader?
Sponsor: SCMR
2009-Oct-7

11:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 BPO Index Webcast
Sponsor: Nelson Hall
2009-Oct-8

9:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Supply Chain Excellence (SCE) for ERP
Sponsor: SCC
2009-Oct-8

1:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Tackling Services Spend: The Next Frontier of Cost Savings
Sponsor: Fieldglass

Dates Roundtable Sponsor
2009-Oct-4 to
2009-Oct-6		 CAPS Best Practices Workshop
Scottsdale, AZ, USA (North-America)		 CAPS
2009-Oct-12 to
2009-Oct-15		 Roundtable in the High Desert
Tucson, Arizona, USA (North-America)		 Expansion Management
2009-Oct-12 to
2009-Oct-14		 Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting Conference w/ Executive Forum
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA (North-America)		 IBF
2009-Oct-14 to
2009-Oct-14		 Procurement Leaders Forum
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands (Europe)		 Procurement Leaders
2009-Oct-30 to
2009-Oct-30		 Gaining a Voice in the Boardroom
Oak Brook, Illinois, USA (North-America)		 Best Practices Xchange

They are all readily searchable from the comprehensive Site-Search page. So don’t forget to review the resource site on a weekly basis. You just might find what you didn’t even know you were looking for!

And continue to keep a sharp eye out for new additions!

New and Upcoming Events from the #1 Supply Chain Resource Site

The Sourcing Innovation Resource Site, always immediately accessible from the link under the “Free Resources” section of the sidebar, continues to add new content on a weekly, and often daily, basis — and it will continue to do so.

The following is a short selection of upcoming webinars and events that you might want to check out in the coming weeks:

Date & Time Webcast
2009-Sep-29

11:00 GMT-07:00/MST/PDT

 Influence More Spend, Identify Better Savings:How to Build a Global Centralized Sourcing Execution Model
Sponsor: Sourcing Interests Group
2009-Sep-29

11:30 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Task Management, Slotting Optimiza- tion, and Labor Management
Sponsor: Supply Chain Digest
2009-Sep-30

14:00 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Managing Spend to Fuel Efficiency and Drive Savings
Sponsor: SAP
2009-Oct-6

11:30 GMT-04:00/AST/EDT

 Next Generation B2B Systems Integration
Sponsor: Supply Chain Digest
2009-Oct-6

1:00

 How HR Can Save a Million Dollars or More
Sponsor: Human Capital Institute

Dates Conference Sponsor
2009-Oct-5 to
2009-Oct-7		 ACI’s 15th Annual Software Licencing Agreements
San Francisco, California, USA (North-America)		 ACI
2009-Oct-5 to
2009-Oct-8		 SCM Logistics World 2009
Raffles City, Singapore (Asia)		 Terrapinn
2009-Oct-6 to
2009-Oct-7		 Asia Trade & Export Finance Conference
Singapore, Singapore (Asia)		 Exporta
2009-Oct-7 to
2009-Oct-7		 Iasta reSource
Dallas, Texas, USA (North-America)		 Iasta
2009-Oct-11 to
2009-Oct-15		 Oracle Open World
San Francisco, California, USA (North-America)		 Oracle
2009-Oct-11 to
2009-Oct-14		 North American Ariba User Conference
Nashville, Tennessee, USA (North-America)		 Ariba
2009-Oct-12 to
2009-Oct-14		 European Manufacturing Strategies Summit
Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Europe)		 WTG
2009-Oct-13 to
2009-Oct-16		 Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit
Orlando, Florida, USA (North-America)		 SCC
2009-Oct-13 to
2009-Oct-14		 Demand Driven Supply Chain 2009
London, England, UK (Europe)		 Centaur Conferences
2009-Oct-14 to
2009-Oct-16		 3rd Sustainable Supply Chain Summit
San Francisco, California, USA (North-America)		 EyeForTransport

They are all readily searchable from the comprehensive Site-Search page. So don’t forget to review the resource site on a weekly basis. You just might find what you didn’t even know you were looking for!

And continue to keep a sharp eye out for new additions!